He's also throwing his support behind MI Legalize, an initiative to make legalization a 2016 ballot question in Michigan. Chong feels very strongly that cannabis should be legalized through ballot measures like Colorado, Washington, Oregon and Alaska. He doesn't want it legalized through the state legislature as Vermont has proposed.

"The best programs come from the people, not the politicians," Chong says in a campaign ad. "And that's why I support the MILegalize proposal."

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